Spread.NET is a .NET table control with a function and layout that is highly similar to Excel. It can fully meet the needs of table data processing and data visualization development under WinForm, ASP.NET, XAML and WinRT platforms. Spread.NET supports 462 kinds of Excel formulas, provides an Excel-like designer that can be embedded in the system and a fully open API, and provides a more professional choice for .NET developers to build enterprise-level spreadsheet applications.
A few days ago, Spread.NET form control officially released version V14.0. Starting from this version, Spread.NET will support the .NET 5 and .NET Core 3.1 Windows Forms platform, bringing product performance, scalability and reliability to a higher level.
In addition, Spread.NET has also enhanced the custom cell type in V14.0, and now you can directly use .NET objects as custom cells.
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The following is an introduction to the new features of Spread.NET V14. 0:
1. Support .NET 5 and .NET Core 3.1
Grid control Spread.NET V14.0 provides for .NET 5 and NuGet .NET Core 3.1 WinForms development environment package .
Using this new package, you can create WinForms applications using Spread form controls in .NET 5 and .NET Core 3.1 , and use GrapeCity Spread.NET controls to migrate existing WinForms projects.
2. You can use .NET objects as custom cell types
Cell type enhancement is a major update in Spread.NET 14.0 for the table control .
With this update, you can create a custom cell type by customizing a data class, then use that class to create an object and set it as the value of the cell. The object will be displayed in the cell with a custom image and display the default properties of the object.
In addition, when the cell is active, the "Insert Data" tool will be displayed next to the cell (see cell B12 in the figure above ). After clicking the "Insert Data" tool, a pop-up list will appear, listing the available data fields that can be inserted in adjacent cells or columns:
Clicking on the field in the pop-up list will automatically insert the appropriate formula, you can also click the glyph in the cell, or press Ctrl + Shift + F5 when the cell is active to display the object's data card :
3. Hyperlink function enhancement
The spreadsheet control Spread.NET 14.0 enhanced the hyperlink function, including:
- Link to cell reference
- Link to named range
- Link to tables
- Link to email
- Links to websites and files
- Link from cells, shapes and images
- Custom link prompt text
- Automatically create links when editing cells
4. LET function
The LET function allows you to predefine names in formulas and then use these names to calculate expressions, such as "hypothesis".
With this function, you don't have to remember what a specific range or cell refers to, or care about what a calculation does, or even copy and paste the same expression again.
This function optimizes your calculation speed by eliminating redundant intermediate values. The intermediate values only need to be calculated once and can be reused.
In the above example, the spreadsheet on the left uses the LET function to optimize the calculation, and its calculation results are three times faster than the spreadsheet on the right that does not use the LET function and performs the same calculation.
5. Move the points in the Sharp shape to create a custom shape
Grid control Spread.NET the shape of the engine supports import and create Microsoft Excel shape.
In the new version, the new " Edit Point" command allows users to customize the points and line segments in the shape. Right-click the shape and use the " Edit Point" command in the context menu :
6. Enhanced keyboard shortcuts
The spreadsheet control Spread.NET 14.0 enables keyboard shortcuts that are fully compatible with Microsoft Excel for end users .
7. Multiple worksheet selection
The spreadsheet control Spread.NET supports using Ctrl + clicking the sheet tab to select multiple sheets like Microsoft Excel.
8. Show formula
Like Microsoft Excel, Spread.NET supports pressing Ctrl + ` to switch between displaying the formula itself or the calculation result.
The calculation result is displayed by default:
Click to show formula:
The above is the introduction of the main functions of Spread.NET V14.0. If you need more information about the new version, please visit the official website of Spread.NET .